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A7 WEDNESDAY July 15, 2015 Area wildlife cops ‘Team of the Year’ Sixty apprehended during 2014 for violating fish and wildlife laws The six-member Enter- prise/La Grande Team of the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division has been awarded the Division’s “Team of the Year” award for 2014. The team, supervised by Sergeant Chris Hawkins, works out of the La Grande Area Command Of¿ce and Enterprise Worksite. Team members are: Sergeant Chris Hawkins ; Senior Trooper Kreg Coggins; Senior Troop- er Kris Davis; Senior Trooper Mark Knapp; Senior Trooper Marcus McDowell; and Se- nior Trooper Brian Miller. It’s a very tight-knit team, according to Hawkins, and meets a big challenge in covering a vast landscape of Northeast Oregon. The team patrols their area by truck, raft, powerboat, ATV, aircraft, horseback and on foot to cov- er a multitude of different terrain from valley to deep river canyons (including the Grande Ronde and Snake riv- ers), not to mention the forests and wilderness areas within their patrol area. During 2014, the team apprehended 60 individuals for criminally violating ¿sh Courtesy photo Members of the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division’s “Team of the Year.” From left: Senior Trooper Brian Miller, of Enterprise, Senior Trooper Mark Knapp, Enterprise, Senior Trooper Marcus McDowell, La Grande, Sergeant Chris Hawkins, La Grande, Senior Trooper Kris Davis, La Grande, Senior Trooper Kreg Coggins, Enterprise. and wildlife laws, seized 30 unlawfully taken wildlife, served four search warrants, and issued countless citations to those involved in ¿sh and wildlife violations. Some of the 2014 case highlights for the Enterprise/ La Grande Team include: THE HUNT BEGINS Best Ball succeeds old Elks tourney Clue to bike’s location released on Monday Courtesy photo/Travel Oregon Komorebi, the Wallowas bike, packed for a ride by Wallowa Lake. Komorebi designer explains the process By Elliott Seyler Wallowa County Chieftain K omorebi, the Wallowas bike of Travel Oregon’s “7 Bikes 7 Won- ders” campaign, is coming. The bike will be hidden at sunrise this 6aturday, -uly , and the ¿rst clue was released on Monday in a video. The video, available on the Chieftain’s Facebook page, features Ira Ryan of Breadwinner Cy- cles, the company that made the one-of-a- kind piece of cycling artistry. We spoke with Ryan about his experi- ences here in the Wallowas, and how he and Tony Pereira — the other member of the Breadwinner Cycles team — produced a bike with us in mind. CHIEFTAIN: You’ve said that the key to the design of the Wallowa bike was a sense of place. What experiences inform your sense of the Wallowas? RYAN: 9ast openness is the ¿rst thing to come to mind. The bike needed to be as rugged as the landscape and able to tackle the mountains, carry enough camping equip- • A three-month investiga- tion into two individuals for the unlawful take of bobcats using traps and dogs in the Enterprise area. One individ- ual was charged with 28 wild- life offenses and the second individual with eight wildlife offenses. • A four-month investiga- tion regarding the unlawful take of a Rocky Mountain Bull Elk scoring over 319 Boone and Crockett points from the Chesnimnus Unit without a valid elk tag and while trespassing. DNA anal- ysis was used in this case. The individual was charged with unlawful take of elk without a valid tag and criminal tres- pass-2. ment to enjoy the lakes and carry enough water to cover the wide open range land. CHIEFTAIN: What’s your favorite place to ride here in Wallowa County? RYAN: For road riding, the loop from La Grande through Enterprise and back south to Baker City via Joseph is amazing. The grav- el logging roads and campsites up towards the mountains are great for a bike like the Wallowas bike since it can handle rough roads and remote camping spots. See BIKE, Page A8 Golf tournaments at Alpine Meadows are not what they used to be. In earlier years golfers Àocked to tour- naments. Those were the days a cut-off date stood, and locked in a full ¿eld. The most successful tourney of all was when the BPOE Elks golfers came to town the weekend after the 4th of July. The three-day tournament in- cluded golf, steak feed, Crazy Day shopping for the ladies, and a sole survivor thriller on Sunday. On and off the course life was good. Well, Dorothy, we’re not in Kansas any- more, nor are we in the 1980s or ’90s. Times change ... we hold the memories and move on. Because the Elks Tournament numbers have dwindled over the years, this season’s event was canceled. The Alpine Meadows board of directors decided to ¿ll the weekend time slot with a new format sponsored by the club. President, Dan Cornett, who was helping with tournament preparations, says, “It’s our ¿rst year. We’ll give it a try, take the entries we get and work to make the tournament even better next year.” The 2-Man Best Ball took place this past weekend carrying on some of the traditions that so many enjoyed with the Elks. Although the entry numbers were low, the 18 teams signed in were enough to start a foursome on all nine holes. Golfers from Walla Walla, Portland, La Grande and Pendleton along with locals were enticed to play the well-managed fairways and the “in-the-best-condition-ever” greens, enjoy a prime rib dinner, and vie for great prizes. See TOURNEY, Page A8 McDowell again among nation’s top reiners Citizen, Pacific Power By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain It may seem like a long way from being one of the nation’s top wrestlers to top reining horse trainer, but lo- cal reining horse trainer Matt McDowell says it all comes down to dedication either way. The two-time former NAIA 150-pound wrestling champion recently placed among the top competitors at the super bowl of the reining horse world at the 2015 Na- tional Reining Horse Asso- ciation Derby held in Okla- homa City, Okla., from June 20-27. McDowell, of Enter- prise, earned his awards rid- ing FM Shine N Tag Chex (barn name Lorenzo) owned by Suzy Simar, who owns Tamarack Ranch in Joseph. Reining horse trainer Matt McDowell, of Enterprise, on Lorenzo at the 2015 National Reining Horse Association Derby in Oklahoma City, Okla., held June 20-27. McDowell and Lorenzo placed 3rd in the level 2 category and 6th in the Level 3 category at the derby. See MCDOWELL, Page A14 help relocate ospreys By Stephen Tool Wallowa County Chieftain John Baker had noticed the osprey nests in the transmis- sion tower outside his home just west of Wallowa. “They’ve been nesting there for years, and it’s dangerous. The nests could blow up the lines, and the com- pany (Paci¿c Power) has a pro- gram to deal with this and take care of the birds,” Baker said. He added that Paci¿c Power regularly inspects the lines and was aware of the situation. One of the problems with moving the birds and nests is ¿nding someone who wants a new pole on their property. This wasn’t a problem for the Bak- ers. See OSPREY, Page A8 Wallowa County sunrise and sunset July 16 - July 22 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory) Thursday, July 16 Rise ..................................... 5:16 Set ....................................... 8:34 Friday, July 17 Rise ..................................... 5:17 Set ....................................... 8:33 Saturday, July 18 Rise ..................................... 5:18 Set ....................................... 8:32 Sunday, July 19 Rise ..................................... 5:19 Set ....................................... 8:31 Chief Joseph Days Junior Parade Reminder! All kids under age 16 are invited to enter the Junior Parade. You have 1 week to get your entry planned and put together! Grand Prize is a Coca-Cola Portable Basketball Hoop, plus cash prizes for best in these categories: costumes, wheels, floats, marching groups, and riding Register at 9:00am behind the Indian Lodge Motel on Friday, July 24th! Monday, July 20 Rise ..................................... 5:20 Set ....................................... 8:30 Tuesday, July 21 Rise ..................................... 5:21 Set ....................................... 8:29 Wednesday, July 22 Rise ..................................... 5:22 Set ....................................... 8:28 All entries receive a certificate for ice cream at R&R, and a photo with the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Court! Parade is at 10 am Friday, July 24th See You There! Questions: Contact Diane Witherrite 541-263-0628 or at Community Bank 541-432-9050 Local Money Working For Local People www.communitybanknet.com Member FDIC